evaporate; vanish
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
(of a liquid) to evaporate; to change from liquid to gas at the surface
technicalPhysics term describing the phase change from liquid to gas below boiling point.
Shuǐ水
zài在
tài太
yáng阳
xià下
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
zhēng蒸
fā发
le了
。
The water evaporated quickly in the sun.
Jiǔ酒
jīng精
bǐ比
shuǐ水
gèng更
róng容
yì易
zhēng蒸
fā发
。
Alcohol evaporates more easily than water.
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Yán盐
shuǐ水
zhēng蒸
fā发
hòu后
huì会
liú留
xià下
yán盐
jīng晶
。
Salt crystals remain after salt water evaporates.
verb
to vanish quickly; to disappear suddenly (esp. of money, value, or people with funds)
informalFigurative usage common in financial and business contexts, often implying suspicious or dramatic disappearance.
Zhōng中
jiè介
gōng公
sī司
yī一
yè夜
jiān间
juǎn卷
kuǎn款
zhēng蒸
fā发
。
The agency vanished overnight with all the money.
Gǔ股
shì市
dà大
diē跌
hòu后
liú流
tōng通
shì市
zhí值
zhēng蒸
fā发
le了
jìn近
wǔ5
bǎi0
yì0
亿
。
After the market crash, the circulating market cap evaporated by nearly 50 billion.
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Tā他
tóu投
zī资
de的
qián钱
yī一
yè夜
zhī之
jiān间
quán全
zhēng蒸
fā发
le了
。
His investment money vanished completely overnight.